Metallurgy news

• India's iron ore production hits 10-year high The country's iron ore production rose to a decade-record level of 220 million tonnes in fiscal 2019, up 9.5% year on year from 201 million tonnes in fiscal 2018. Analysts are betting on the ongoing growth in ore mining this fiscal year. Their positive sentiment comes from merchant miners... 10.06.2019  15:15

• Tata Steel Europe sells business Tata Steel Europe announced that it has signed a business purchase agreement with William King Limited to sell Firsteel's assets. Last May, the company announced it was looking for a buyer for Walsall, UK-based Firsteel and its associated business units. The sale is considered part of Tata Steel's... 10.06.2019  14:38

• ArcelorMittal announces increase in rental prices ArcelorMittal has begun to announce to its sales agents and customers across Europe that it intends to raise prices for long products. This will apply to all new orders that will be delivered in July and the third quarter. The increase is calculated at around € 15 /tonne ($ 16.85 /tonne) for s... 07.06.2019  12:42

• EU steel executives demand import action 45 European steel leaders and the head of the steel association sent an open letter this week to the continent's heads of state and government and EU institutions. The goal is to require the strengthening of existing protective measures from the beginning of July. In a publication published by... 07.06.2019  12:27

• Energomashspetsstal shipped rolls to the Indian company Essar Steel The specialists of PJSC Energomashspetsstal shipped backup rolls to the Indian steel company Essar Steel. The total weight of the products shipped was 154 tons. The roll order was received in 2018. At the moment, work continues on the next set of rolls for India, which will be delivered to the... 07.06.2019  11:50

• Liberty Steel Group among contenders for troubled British Steel Insolvency Service announced that several parties have expressed interest in buying all or part of British Steel's steel assets, which were forcibly liquidated in May due to their inability to obtain new funding from the government. To date, about 80 companies have contacted the official... 06.06.2019  10:29

• Global steel demand is expected to recover in the second half of the year Steel demand is likely to rebound in the second half of this fiscal year on the back of expected growth in the infrastructure sector, according to the Icra report. She noted that the decline in demand and the reduction in steel exports contributed to the low growth in steel production at 3.3... 06.06.2019  10:15

• Nippon Steel fears lower profit from US tariffs Japanese company Nippon Steel Corp. said any move by Washington to impose tariffs on Japanese cars and auto parts would hamper its revenues, but expected the direct impact of proposed tariffs on US imports from Mexico to decrease. In an effort to curb the surge in illegal immigration, US... 06.06.2019  10:05

• Steel prices in the US will rise, and the economy will be "fantastic" The second half of 2019 will be “fantastic” for US steel prices, Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Gonsalves said in an interview. A 21% decrease in the price of hot rolled steel produced in the United States since the beginning of 2019 (to $ 582.75 from $ 740 per tonne) has affected companies throughout the ... 05.06.2019  12:41

• China's Largest Steel Maker To Acquire Smaller Competitor China's largest steelmaker is set to absorb a smaller competitor in a policy of consolidating a bloated industry. China's state-owned Baowu Iron and Steel Group will acquire 51% of Magang (Group) Holding Co. Ltd. The move will increase Baowu's total production capacity from 70 million tonnes... 05.06.2019  12:36